In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.

Quote by Gijs De Vries

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In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists...

In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists...

Our strategy should be to strengthen the hand of moderate Muslims.

Our strategy should be to strengthen the hand of moderate Muslims.

We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new.

We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new.

The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you...

The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you...

Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny.

Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny.

Terrorists have failed to trigger mass conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. We should...

Terrorists have failed to trigger mass conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. We should...

The majority of the world's Muslims do not believe that terrorism is a legitimate strategy...

The majority of the world's Muslims do not believe that terrorism is a legitimate strategy...

We still lack a global definition of terrorism.

We still lack a global definition of terrorism.

Europe has a long and tragic history of mostly domestic terrorism.

Europe has a long and tragic history of mostly domestic terrorism.

It's important that we work very closely with moderate Muslim forces locally, nationally and internationally.

It's important that we work very closely with moderate Muslim forces locally, nationally and internationally.

If you exchange information internationally, you must strengthen data protection. Those are two sides of...

If you exchange information internationally, you must strengthen data protection. Those are two sides of...

You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence...

You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence...

We remain vulnerable. There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism.

We remain vulnerable. There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism.

There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in...

There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in...

If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally.

If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally.

Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in...

Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in...

The European Borders Agency in Warsaw has been created to help border forces in Europe...

The European Borders Agency in Warsaw has been created to help border forces in Europe...

We have an integrated picture of the threat from outside and from within that is...

We have an integrated picture of the threat from outside and from within that is...

There is a series of sectors which could be severely disrupted by terrorist attacks, particularly...

There is a series of sectors which could be severely disrupted by terrorist attacks, particularly...

Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger...

Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger...